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  1. RECONCILIATION PremiumThe Harvey shire council endorses reconciliation action plan

  2. AWARD PremiumAustralind’s officer in charge recognised at State awards

  3. FootballPremiumDark season continues for Bulls

  4. REVENUE AND RATES PremiumShire of Harvey council to discuss revenue and rating plan

  5. FootballPremiumBoth HBL sides finding form ahead of tough run to finish

Lacey McCagh and Aubrey Long, both 9, from Bianca Academy of Dance competed at the 2026 Bunbury Eisteddfod.

DANCE COMPETITION PremiumHarvey students compete at annual Eisteddfod

Dance students from Harvey and Collie took to the stage last week to perform as part of the annual Bunbury Eisteddfod. 

Rose Patane

Marley, Kwilena, Koombana and Linda — Australind train line’s new railcars have been officially named

Dubbed and ready for servicePremium Australind train line’s new railcars officially named

A dolphin, a dingo, a famous bay and Linda — the four new railcars set to service the Australind train line have officially been given a name. 

Craig Duncan

Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn said the State Government was empowering Aboriginal people to lead land and sea management on their country. 

ABORIGINAL RANGER PROGRAM PremiumHarvey Aboriginal Corporation shares in State funding

The State Government has announced the successful application for the ninth round of the Aboriginal Ranger Program, with a Harvey group sharing in the funds. 

Rose Patane

Squirdle is weighed for the final time.

SQUIRDLE AND TREASURE PremiumDolphin Discovery Centre sends two loggerhead turtles home

It was a bittersweet farewell on Wednesday as the Dolphin Discovery Centre said goodbye to two of its much-loved turtles. 

Rose Patane

Students from St Joseph's School Waroona with the Peace Run group at the Waroona Oval on Friday.

PEACE RUN PremiumThe Peace Run visited students in Waroona on Friday

Students from St Joseph’s Waroona were given the opportunity to hear a special message about peace last week as part of an annual global torch relay. 

Rose Patane

The WA Country men's side won the Hockey Australia Country Championships last year.

HockeyPremiumSouth West on show for WA at Hockey Country Championships

The South West is well represented at this year’s Hockey Australia Country Championships as the men gun for back-to-back titles while the women aim to go reach the top step of the podium after their bronze. 

Jack Penniment

Y WA Annual Youth Parliament participants included Murray-Wellington electorate representative Charlotte Rawlinson, 17, Albany electorate representative Tabitha Lawson, 15, Warren-Blackwood electorate representative Amelia Glass, Vasse electorate representative Lake Albany, 16, and Bunbury electorate representative Sreesha Shaji, 17.

YOUTH PARLIAMENT PremiumPremiumThe 2026 Y WA Youth Parliament program has finished

After a week of debate and law-making in Perth’s Parliament House, the annual Y WA’s Youth Parliament Program has come to an end for another year. 

Peel Thunder have relished their partnership with the South West as the region has been a breeding ground for AFL talent through the club over the years.

FootballPremiumPremiumSouth West footballers continue to flow through Peel pathway

Peel Thunder have relished their partnership with the South West as the region has been a breeding ground for AFL talent through the club over the years.

MSWA senior fundraising events officer Samantha Judkins, fundraising events manager Danielle McConnell and community fundraising events officer Trish Watson outside the Bunbury MSWA centre to launch the Bunbury Swim.

SPLASH FOR A GOOD CAUSE PremiumPremiumMSWA’s Bunbury Swim returns in September

After a successful return to the South West in 2025, MSWA’s Bunbury Swim will return next month to help raise money and awareness for a good cause. 

Jeffrey Peirce has co-authored a book with Chris Handley sharing the stories of soldiers from the South West and Great Southern.

BOOK LAUNCH PremiumA book launch will be held in Harvey on Saturday

Sharing the untold stories of soldiers from across the South West and Great Southern regions is the focus of a new book which will be launched across the State. 

Rose Patane

Harvey police station officer-in-charge Leighton Kirk is passionate about a strong community connection and a victim focus.

TAKING LEAD PremiumMeet Harvey’s new officer-in-charge

Establishing a strong community connection and a victim focus are among the top priorities of Harvey Police Station’s newest officer-in-charge 

Rose Patane

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Chanelle Marie Harris leaves Perth Supreme Court on Wednesday 5 August.

CrimePremiumWoman charged with fatal Ellenbrook crash faces court

Chanelle Marie Harris briefly fronted court over a fatal crash that claimed the life of her passenger after a collision with a vehicle towing a horse float.

Jessica Evensen

Jarrad Russell Ernest Wrightson.

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Jail for ex-Comancheros over failed $1m cemetery stash plot

Two men who were caught by an undercover cop in a bizarre money laundering scheme that involved burying $1m at a Perth cemetery and was orchestrated by Comanchero kingpin Raymond Cilli have been jailed.

Ben Harvey & Melissa Sheil

A sickening video has emerged appearing to show two Perth private school students torturing a defenseless native black swan by forcing vape smoke down its throat.

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Perth teens film sickening attack on defenceless black swan

A sickening video has emerged appearing to show two Perth private school students torturing a defenceless native black swan by forcing vape smoke down its throat.

Charlton Hart

The firebombed car outside the Wiluna police station.

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Firebombing exposes native title feud at boiling point

A car firebombing outside a WA police station has exposed an escalating battle for control of an Aboriginal group that holds the keys to major mining approvals.

Adrian Rauso

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The scene of the horror crash near Shark Bay.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumHeartbreaking final words to dying driver after horror crash

A selfless first responder to a double fatal head-on collision near Shark Bay has recounted how she spoke quiet, gentle words to one of the drivers involved in the tragedy before they took their final breath.

Brooke Rolfe

A WA Police vehicle parked outside Manjimup Accessories during Tuesday's operation, with police assisting Department of Health officers.

PolicePremiumPolice back health in Manjimup tobacco raid

Officers from the Department of Health’s tobacco and vape regulation directorate were accompanied by South West police at a Manjimup business as part of a regulatory activity. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

A woman who was caught in a car with a trafficable quantity of meth, illegal weapons and cannabis has been granted bail until her next court hearing.

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PremiumBail for woman accused of trafficable meth haul in car

A woman allegedly caught during a traffic stop in Mt Barker with a huge meth haul in her car along with illegal weapons has been granted bail. 

Police from the major crash investigation section are trying to determine the cause of the collision.

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CommentsPremiumTwo dead, child critical after crash near WA tourist town

A serious crash near Shark Bay on Monday has killed two people and critically injured a 12-year-old child, who is receiving treatment on an emergency jet flight back to Perth.

Jarrad Russell Ernest Wrightson.

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PremiumJail for ex-Comancheros over failed $1m cemetery stash plot

Two men who were caught by an undercover cop in a bizarre money laundering scheme that involved burying $1m at a Perth cemetery and was orchestrated by Comanchero kingpin Raymond Cilli have been jailed.

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The Kalgoorlie house is set to break price records.

House That!CommentsPremiumHome with personality plus to smash Kalgoorlie sale record

A unique home set five minutes from the centre of Kalgoorlie seems worlds away from the rough and tumble town. And it is likely to smash the local price record.

Kim Macdonald

The 20-year-old driver pleaded guilty to driving with a blood alcohol reading of 0.028g and having a prescribed illicit drug in her system.

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Driver fined for positive tests to alcohol, meth after crash

A young P-plater has copped a fine after being found with both methamphetamine and alcohol in her system after becoming trapped in her car when it rolled off a Boddington road.

Melissa Sheil

Ann-Marie, James, 8, and Lylah Widdison, 11, are getting ready to sleep in their car for one night for Homelessness Week.

Homelessness WeekPremiumLocals urged to sleep in cars to spread homeless message

Sleeping in your car does not sound cosy or comfortable, yet it is a reality for many Australians who have no other option. 

Sienna Seychell

Major crash investigation section officers are investigating a crash in Myalup at the weekend.

POLICE PremiumPremiumInvestigations underway after a crash in Myalup

Major crash investigation section officers are appealing for witnesses as they investigate a crash which occurred in Myalup at the weekend. 

New intensive dairy facilities, including those that use free stall barns, dairy dry lots, loose housing barns and feed pads, are most likely to be target by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulations.

regulationPremiumPremiumDWER unlikely to target existing intensive dairy facilities

Industry expert explains what it means for dairies to have been lumped in with feedlotters under environmental licensing regulations at an industry breakfast on Thursday.

Oli Myers

LGBTQIA+ PremiumPremiumNursing student speaks out about transphobic confrontation

A hateful confrontation at Northgate Shopping Centre has sparked awareness about the attitudes towards transgender people in Geraldton. 

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An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks of the river Rhine near Neuss, western Germany, on July 30, 2026, as the water level in the Rhine is falling to a record low following exceptionally hot weather.

CNBC newsPremiumEurope is blowing up riverbeds to save its economy

Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.

Sam Meredith

Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumBurry of The Big Short fame says we’re near ‘1987-type fall’

Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.

Yun Li

BP chief executive Meg ONeill.

CNBC newsPremiumBP profit more than doubles, Trump blasts Big Oil

BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.

Sam Meredith

Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyCommentsPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

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Thirty-five years after the devastating loss of his daughter Melanie to suicide, businessman Ron Woss has made a landmark $4 million investment in student mental health. He is pictured in the ECU’s new Living Room space which was created with the donation.

Mental healthCommentsPremiumMillions committed to ECU in memory of Melanie Woss

A quiet, cosy room in the heart of the bustling city has become a sacred place for thousands of young people, but it holds the deepest meaning for proud parents, Ron and Brigid Woss. 

Brooke Rolfe

Catholic Education WA has released a new code of conduct which spells out clear expectations for the behaviour of parents and carers at all 149 Catholic schools across the State.

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Parents could be banned from Catholic schools under new code

Aggressive or bad-mannered parents who threaten or swear at teachers in Catholic schools or barge into classrooms are being put on notice they will face consequences, including being banned from the premises.

Bethany Hiatt

Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders arrives at District Court.

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumPremiumSecret vision shows moment bishop confronted over sex claims

A series of police interviews and secret surveillance footage have revealed the moments the former Bishop of Broome was confronted with serious allegations of child sexual abuse.

A western suburbs paediatrician has been accused of sexually assaulting a further seven children.

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PremiumPerth paediatrician hit with more child sex charges

A western suburbs paediatrician accused of abusing his own patients is back behind bars for allegedly breaching his bail conditions after detectives identified a further seven complainants.

Perth pediatrician Chia Liang Saw faces 72 child sexual abuse offences relating to 18 patients. LinkedIn

CrimePremiumPremiumPediatrician accused of 72 child sex offences

A pediatrician is facing 72 child sexual abuse charges involving young patients after seven more alleged victims were identified.

A WA mum has been saved from losing $1.2 million in a sophisticated property scam after sharp-eyed banker Neet Kukreja, inset, spotted a tiny typo.

WA NewsVideoCommentsTiny typo saves WA mum from losing $1.2m on dream home

A Perth mum has been saved from losing her life savings in a sophisticated property scam after a sharp-eyed banker spotted a tiny typo just hours before settlement on her first home.

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